In critical swing states. The chairman of the Electronics Giant samsung has died 78 year old lee cullen he had been in hospital for the last 6 years after suffering a heart attack in. The United Nations and the African Union the have condemned a brutal attack on schoolchildren in southwest cameroon at least 8 students were killed on saturday and 13 of those seriously injured the attack happened in the city of. Schapelle reports. A gruesome attack on children who were only trying to get an education armed men carrying guns and machetes enters a bilingual school on saturday saw students in class and opened fire. The students each 12 to 14 years didnt stand a chance isabel dions daughter was shot in the stomach and fortunately survived when i run in there and i made my child she was helpless and was she was shelton one police said and i told him it is only a gun see if you know. This act of violence against a school and School Children could constitute a crime against humanity no group has claimed responsibility. Its always shouting. Its unclear whether the attack was linked to separate the spiders active in the south west and northwest 2 English Speaking provinces that have long complained of discrimination by the french speaking majority and live on separatists have boycotted Public Schools for the past 4 years as part of their protests against president paul b. As government leaving hundreds of thousands of children out of school earlier this month the boycotts eased and schools reopened only for students to fall victim to this attack and schapelle aljazeera lets bring in William Lawrence joining us from washington d. C. A professor of International Affairs at the American University and an expert on African Affairs also a former u. S. Diplomat in west africa and former regional director of the crisis group but he thanks for speaking to us william this is a horrific attack do we have any more clarity in who might have been behind it you know there is at least 7 different separatist groups in west. Degrees that 16 missing. In d the Central Government. Which are quite violent this is disconnected from. But parallel there is that children in schools. Big deal most of those attacks as well so theres ready a. Precedent in the lake chad area in the north of children being d. Victims and schools being the victim of these types of attacks in this team as you said the schools are back in session and the 800000 children that have been left out of school were able to be back to school d and so think about that sort of symbolically d that we have a bilingual school that represents a united caring moral being attacked and children being the victim of something that really d was not their fault at all its horrific its gruesome its an escalation d that weve seen here in the ngo from Christmas Carol why is it that schools have been used by these amplifying separatist groups as sort of a bargaining chip if you like. Well up until now in most things both related to schools and disconnected from schools it was a recent hostage. Release forced by the government and other related situation. And the government has taken the kind of military route negotiating or which conflicts. Like the broken up with too much again as it is disconnected the cultural side of the conflict plays a very Important Role ringback its not just the english language its about who controls the education of these bombings and theres a complete distrust of those in charge of their d education who dont d represent the cultural suits illogical and political views those involved in separatism no one has claimed responsibility for the attack its a similar d set up piece and each side in the d extremist elements on each side have a motivation to have such an attack make the other side look bad. But as as right now it seems like its probably what the d extreme separatist group which is exactly venge for all set of policies that theyve shipped and just to give us a little bit a fair context to this conflict. Why are the separatists demanding their own state. Well theyve been socially economically politically marginalized for a long time and you may know that this was the English Speaking part of care which was under a separate British Colonial trusteeship next to nigeria ive had so little summer history they had a kind of autonomy through the mid 1980 s. And lost it basically by administrative by the Central Government cant work and for a few years now theyve declared independence because many areas in. This part of it but emblems have autonomy and they have separated from the Central Government and they would d like to go through their down that road so its d separate history here which is you know we understand is the English Speaking part but there are many other aspects to it and they have felt underserved by the Central Government including their french speaking policy but also d in terms of the political system expenditures pretty much. That you could imagine they feel that theyve got to short shift every type of distribution from the Central Government to what their independence many thanks for speaking to us William Lawrence professor of International Affairs at the American University in other news colombia has passed 1000000 corona virus infections becoming the 8th country in the well to cross that grim milestone other nations in latin america also seeing a surge in infections among them on brazil mexico and peru youre a guy has closed its borders in a bid to stop the spread of the virus. Elsewhen the disputed nagornokarabakh region they all fears that one stability will help the virus spread that concerns that people fleeing the fighting between armenia and azerbaijan are taking the disease with them. But its europe thats now causing the most concern in rome dozens of mosques far right protesters clashed with police over the new code 19 mr actions and came as italy recorded another daily record of almost 20000 cases on saturday. Baba has the latest from across europe. In a small town in the heart of europe theyre trying to save a life the intensive care units here in the czech town of key of new bern know is nearly full with covered 19 patients 75 staff at this hospital are off with the virus for their colleagues these are worrying times. The staff are doing everything even at the expense of their personal needs and time even on their days off theyre working to prevent an italian scenario daily infections in the Czech Republic have hit a record high of more than 15000 thats despite tight restrictions including limits on Peoples Movement and a ban on gatherings of more than 2 people in polands daily infections reached a record of nearly 14000 on friday as president andre duda visited the National Stadium which is being transformed into a Field Hospital due to whos 48 is now in quarantine after testing positive for coverage 19 he says he feels fine insisting he and his team followed the Safety Measures for damage and said. I would like to apologize to everybody whos had to go into quarantine because they met with me in recent days please believe me if i had had any symptoms of corona virus all meetings would have been cancelled. On saturday police in warsaw used tear gas against protesters angry about new restrictions the countrys entered a socalled red zone lockdown with a partial closure of Primary Schools and restaurants and people above the age of 70 youre being asked to stay at home over the border in germany the coronavirus death toll is now more than 10000 the number of covered 900 patients in intensive care has jumped by 2 thirds in a week chancellor merkel has warned that peoples actions now will determine what the winter period will be like the isnt. Worth when not helpless in facing the virus our actions determine the strength and speed at which it spreads and whats imperative for all of us is to contact to meet fewer people. France has now followed spain in passing a milestone 1000000. 00 covered 1000. 00 cases since the pandemic started the capital paris is one of many cities under a nighttime curfew but organizers of a new submission here at the pompey do center hope visitors can focus on happier themes even for a short while. We know just how joyous metate painting was he himself was very open about it so its Perfect Timing because we need this sort of today. Still here and elsewhere the virus threatens to bring back the truly dark days that so many countries went through earlier this year the aljazeera as we mentioned earlier last in america is also seeing a surge in cases with colombia surpassing 1000000 that me or swim lead has been following the latest developments from one is that it. The Health Ministry in colombia announced out surpassing that 1000000 figure 30000 deaths there its the 8th in the world to pass that grim milestone its the 3rd in latin america argentina passed it a few days ago brazil the worst country in the region has over 5000000 people infected with the coronavirus 157000 people there have died. Across the world theres been Something Like 42000000 people infected 10000000 of those are in latin america so its got around about a quarter of all the cases in the world and the number of deaths approaching the 400000 marks a grim picture right across the region very few bright spots to be had anywhere the numbers only seem to be going up every everywhere you look a year or so ago the world bank predicted that the whole region the economies in the region would grow by 1. 8 percent theyve now revised that talking about a 7. 2 percent drop across the region and were already seeing the consequences of businesses closing tens of thousands of people losing their jobs and many many people moving having to move out onto the streets. 50 countries have signed up to United Nations treaty to ban need clear weapons its now said to be brought into force in 90 days honduras became the 50th country to ratify the agreement may have been praised by activists but the United States and all of the Nuclear Powers have strongly opposed it. So i had on aljazeera. On one side coronavirus the people battling just the volume twin threads in nickel in the. Protesters and push for change ahead of a referendum that could lead right the constitution. However we got some fight in troy by the full china for the Korean Peninsula and eventually well see some fine and dry weather pushing back into japan we got a few blustery showers across the western side of japan for sunday but these will clear through as we go on into monday and its pretty much sunshine or the white pretty spotty showers a possibility the Korean Peninsula fine and dry there set 7 weather there across a good part of china is because the wetter weather the more active weather is further south we have Tropical Storm south delhi was a typhoon its been downgraded now thats making its way towards vietnam winds of around 90 climb to suppress i still looking at damaging winds still very concerned about the rains which will be particularly heavy once again as we go on through sunday by the in the process of easing but there is flooding there of course the ground is saturated in another area very heavy rain thats moving through central and northern parts of the philippines now that is develop into a Tropical Storm as we get into the early parts whole thanks weeks i some pretty wet weather coming in here and that will again push its way towards vietnam for the end of next week thats something to keep an eye on meanwhile full south asia is generally fine in trying now showers sin the process of easing across that northeastern corner of india and looking somewhat dry for bangladesh. But. Since 2030 wish the World Innovation summit for health has gathered Health Care Leaders practitioners understand just together to learn interact and engage with innovative organizations. Wish will take place spiritually under the banner of one world. Registered wish dot org dot q a. Youre watching out is there a mind of our top stories this hour a children have been killed and 13 others seriously injured in an attack on a Primary School in southwest cameroon some officials in the city of kumba blaming and laughing separatists for the time but no group has claimed responsibility. Colombia has passed 1000000. 00 Coronavirus Infections becoming the 8th country in the world to do so all the nations in latin america are also seeing a surge including brazil mexico and root meanwhile your grinds closed borders in a bid to stop the spread of virus. The samsung groups chairman lincoln he has died at the age of 28 in been in hospital since 2014 are to suffering a major heart attack was one of south koreas most influential and controversial business vegas. Looks back. It was a stage fit for the coronation of an emperor and for some song that was in effect what leak on he would become on his fathers death in 1987 the took the helm of a business that he would turn into south koreas dominant family conglomerate or chaebol he focused on increasing the ambition of the electronics are famously urging his staff to change everything except your wives and children the company was able to take this vision and able to dole it out into you can say ideological tracks that they would hand out to employees and their employers would study how they would read his words like they were literally a page out of the bible and there was an almost religious fervor to the public destruction he ordered of defective phones in 1995 the call to innovation and higher value products transformed samsung into the global giant it is today in south korea the Sprawling Network of samsung businesses covers everything from ship building to Life Insurance construction to credit cards the groups revenues are equivalent to 20 percent of south koreas g. D. P. In 2000 and dates lee was given a suspended jail term and ordered to pay a 110000000. 00 fine for tax evasion after the discovery of secret samsung accounts worth billions of dollars in 2014 he suffered a major heart attack he spent the rest of his life in a samsung hospital. The empire now rests on the shoulders of lees son j. Young also known as jay wiley he was also imprisoned after he became embroiled in the Corruption Scandal that led to the impeachment of former President Park geun hye. Found guilty of bribing part with millions of dollars in exchange for government help with the merger he received a 5 year sentence but after a year in prison an appeal court freed him and dismissed most of the corruption charges against him. And even while he was behind bars some song posted record profits leak and hes legacy is a Global Corporate giant and also one of the most powerful and impenetrable institutions in the country some call the republic of samsung. And the u. S. Both President Trump and his rival joe biden are rallying supporters in battleground states more than 50000000. 00 people have already cast their ballots the pandemic continues to be the big issue on the campaign trail cases hit an all time high on friday a struggle continues to insist the nation is turning a corner and you got to get reports. The President Trump and his democratic rival joe biden these final days are all about the battleground states i voted for a guy named trouble because. Thank after casting his ballot in florida the president held a rally in North Carolina before moving on to ohio all crucial states in his bid for a 2nd term i would not put joe in charge of spite rising cases of the coronavirus a record daily high of more than 80000 on friday the president continues to tell supporters its not an issue the pandemic thats all i hear about. You turn on television i cover it covered covered go because of it covered a plane goes down 500 people dead they dont talk about it because of it covered covered covered by the way on november 4th you want to hear about it and i wish i could go to the car to car reach you all in joe bidens home state of pennsylvania the former Vice President took a different tone he told the gathered crowd hed secured jobs keep Health Benefits from tackle the coronavirus President Trumped up pennsylvania by the narrowest of margins in 2016 the Biden Campaign wants to change that where 10 days left. That may come down to pennsylvania. And i believe in you i believe in my state the choice is never made clear the stakes have never been higher was your father in miami former president barack obama spoke to voters at a drive in rally still a popular figure in the Democratic Party he urged people to vote telling the crowd that trump doesnt have what it takes to lead the country by the list of the candidates or a tough question like what would you like